Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-01-02
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AeutinePs Uop0rt"r.
The Nevada Legislature will convene to-
morrow.
The new Board OF County Commits
siouers will meet tomorrow.
Thomas W. Smart. OF Mineral Hill,
cane in on last nights train.
Considering that Il. was New Years this
wal q remarkably quiet town yesterday.
A number OF Eastern sportsmen are
preparing to spend next Summsrin Alaska.
They havo pud1ing-eating con tests in
Seattle, st which the stakes are $50 e side.
The Index says that a gang OF Comstock
dudes came near running Carson last Sun
day.
For eleven months OF 1886 nine Montana
mines paid dividends agsresasiug S2,l5l,-
000.
The usual religious services will be held
In the Episcopal and Catholic Churches
to-day.
MIRA. r. S4dler. who has been quite Ill
for several days. was yesterday reported
better.
An Astoria auctionsor adverti5es for sale
~eighty-nine condemned United States
Army bed-slats.
Tue Thistle Is the name Of the British
yasht that will contest for the American
cup next season.
The bullion production from the Com
stock mines during the year will foot up
nearly 81. 900 600.
@. Fl. Clay, OF the Haley Inter-Idaho,
has been Dangerously i'll. but we are pleased
to state Is improving.
Senator Jones is very happy. Miss
Palms, OF Detroit. met him on the street
recently, anl diin'trun.
There will be another attempt mado TO
annex part OF Washoe county to Ormsby
during the coming Legislature.
Magnificent Roscoe Conklipg pooh poohs
the idea that he is growing fat. He says
i. Is his thirteen. dollar oyercoat.
Judging by the small amount OF tele-
graph received yesterday. the operators
must have been keeping New Years.
n. Sadier Il Co. have just received a lot
OF Owens River fresh comb honey. It il
put up in one.pound boxes, and is very
nice.
The weather yesterday was perfectly de-
lightful. and vanished oil thought OF the
hard Winter that has been 80 much talked
about.
A drink OF hot lemonade before going
TO bsd will often break up a cold and cure
a gore throat. so also will several "hot
scotches."
Hon. Thomas Wren writes here from
San Francisco that he has completed ar
r~angements for putting up concentrating
works at his mines at Mt. Hope.
NJ. II. Joseph lost a pair Of blue knit
mits In Good win Canyon on New Years
morning. and will be obliged II the finder
will leave them at the Jackson House, or
at HIS cabin at the Dunderberg.
Christmas Eve the stree.s of Los Angeles
presented the li~ve.iost aspect ever known.
Over 10000 visitors were in the city, and
the crowds OF purchasers were so great
that the merchants were compelled to erect
stands 10 the streets.
A teacher in a San Francisco public
school was informed by a lawyer at 2 P. NJ.
that she was heir to 5000, 600. He OK
pected TO hear her whoop. and to zee her
grab her bonnet aud run, but instead Of
that she calmly replied: II will hear the
class in geography. lick three boys. and
BIS at your Office in an hour"
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Ane Holidays ut the Dunderberg
Captain Grant entertained q few friends
hiHhs Aulouk tuem were
Messrs. Thomas aud son. and Mr.. Bo.
dan and Prout. a Cornish quartette, who
made the evening delightful with vocal
music. Mr.. and Mrs. Grant were congrat.
ulated on their bountifnl supply OF frnit
oaks. mince pics, refreshments, and their
genuine hospitality. The evening was
spent so pleasantly that Mr.. ]. II. Tingley
and lady, who were among the euests
made known their intention OF giving a
little social party for New Years eve.
This proved to he . very pleasant enter.
tainment. The little rooms Of this hos.
pitable couple were decked with ever
greens. aud brightly illuminated for the
OCCASION. The guests present were Fore
man Morcom and family, Of the Dunder.
berg mine. tho quartette, Mr.. and Miss
Rossi, Thomas Corkhill and NJ. II. joseph.
AS at Mr.. Grants on Christmas owe, The
CHIEF feature OF the evenings entertain
ment was the singing Of carols by the
quartette. ably assisted by the ladies and
Messrs. Morcom aud Corkhill. The Garcia
were rendered in fine voice, after the old
hnglish style, aud were occasionally fol.
io"od by comic and sentimental songs,
as'o reireshments. nothing was wanting
IN good cheer. The evening was spent
Joviaiiy, and the New Year was ushered in
with such hearty good will that the pleas.
nres OF the evening will not soon be for.
gotten.